Jessica Shang elected Member-at-Large of the APS GSCCM
January 2023
Jessica Shang, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester was elected Member-at-Large (a 2-year term) of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (GSCCM).
Hussein Aluie selected to 2022 USNC/TAM Young Observer Program
June 2022
Hussein Aluie, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester and staff scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has been selected as one of up to two Young Observers in the U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) program in 2022.
Eva Zurek elected Vice Chair of APS/DCOMP
March 19, 2022
Eva Zurek, professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, was elected Vice-Chair of the APS Division of Computational Physics (DCOMP). Her one-year term begins on March 19, 2022.
Hussein Aluie serving as 2022 Chair-Elect of the APS Topical GPC
January 1, 2022
Hussein Aluie, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rochester and staff scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, is the 2022 Chair-Elect of the APS Topical Group on the Physics of Climate.
Eight appointed to named professorships
September 22, 2020
Adam Frank, a professor of physics and astronomy, has been jointly appointed to the Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, announced in September 2020.